Bushfire Planning and Design
St Quentin’s Bushfire Management team are Bushfire Planning and Design (BPAD) Level 2 Accredited Practitioners. These credentials allow the team to provide a bushfire risk management assessment on any properties within Victoria. These assessments undergo a comprehensive risk evaluation of the site and surrounds and recommend treatments to reduce the threat of bushfire.
St Quentin provides high quality bushfire services for any sized development or subdivision. Our Bushfire services include:
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Bushfire Management Statements reports for planning permit applications
A Bushfire Management Statement (BMS) is an assessment which details how a certain proposal responds to bushfire hazard in the area. Typically required to inform planning permit application, we have prepared a arrange of BMS assessments to support a variety of land use and development outcomes.
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Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessments
A Bushfire Attack Level or BAL is an assessment under the Australian Standard 3959-2009 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas (BPA’s). It is a useful tool in most assessments of bushfire risk.
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Bushfire Risk Assessments
A Bushfire Risk Assessment is an assessment, using a range of inputs, to provide a higher strategic review of bushfire risk, as it applies to strategic planning processes. We have prepared a number of these assessments, typically to inform Planning Scheme Amendments, or rezoning of land.
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Other Bushfire services
Bushfire Emergency Management Plans.
Investigations and due diligence.
Liaison with CFA and other bushfire authorities.